Past simple or past continuous? Выбери глаголв правильной форме.When Mr Oti,

Past simple or past continuous? Избери глагол
в правильной форме.
When Mr Oti, the American minister, decided to
buy Canterville Chase, everyone told him that it
was a stupid thing to do. Even Lord Canterville
(1) thought / was thinking that a ghost lived in the
house. He (2) told / was telRng Mr Otis about it
when they (3) had dinner / were having dinner.
It happened many years ago. His grand-aunt
(4) sat / was sitting on her bed when she saw two skeleton hands above her. After that she became
very ill. But Mr Otis did not believe in ghosts and
wanted to buy the house. A few weeks later he and
his family (5) moved /w as moving to Canterville
Chase. S